Wang Duo Running Script Three Types ((Original Color Printing) - Chinese Calligraphy Masterpieces)

Author: Xu Hongliu
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Wang Duo (1592—1652) was a calligrapher and painter renowned for his profound expertise and unique style. He was a celebrated calligrapher during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Appointed as a Vice Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and later promoted to Minister of Rites, he held high-ranking positions in both dynasties. His former residence, located in the old city of Mengjin, consists of a 2,646-square-meter main house and an 80-acre garden. Wang Duo was born here in the 20th year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty and was posthumously honored as a Grand Guardian, hence the name "Grand Guardian's Mansion." Today, the site features stone carvings of Wang Duo's representative works, "Nishanyuan Tie," designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province.
The Wang Duo Former Residence faces south and is adjacent to the old city street. It is a deep courtyard complex with multiple layers of traditional Ming and Qing architecture, extending eight levels deep. The front row features a grand, five-bay hall with three deep bays, imposing and majestic. In the center of the courtyard stands a double-door entrance, with stone lions placed on both sides.
Wang Duo, a native of Mengjin, was a renowned calligrapher and painter of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He held the position of Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion. "Nishanyuan Tie" was written by Wang Duo and compiled by his son, Wang Wugou, into stone carvings in the ninth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty. The prefaces were written by Zhang Jianyan and Gong Dingxie, while Zhang Feiqing was responsible for the stone carving. After nine years of effort, the project was completed in the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era. Additionally, works such as "Langhua Tie" and "Guilong Tie" were created, which pioneered a new trend in the calligraphy circles of the Ming and Qing dynasties and hold significant importance in the history of Chinese calligraphy.